LOS ANGELES – Cal State LA's baseball team was unable to get its offense untracked during a frustrating doubleheader against Stanislaus State on Saturday.
 
The Golden Eagles were blanked, 2-0, in the opener and then left 10 runners on base in an 8-3 loss in the nightcap at Reeder Field. Cal State LA (20-19, 13-16 CCAA) has lost six straight games, while Stanislaus State (26-14, 16-13 CCAA), battling for a postseason spot in a tightly-packed North Division, has won six straight.
 
The Golden Eagles managed only four hits in the opener and were unable to score. Cal State LA got outstanding pitching in the opener, first from Nathan Adams, who allowed six hits and two runs in 3 2/3 innings and then from four relievers, who combined to blank Stanislaus State on just two hits over the final 5 1/3 innings.
 
James Mendez pitched one scoreless inning with two strikeouts, Robbie Stowell didn't allow a hit over 1 1/3 innings, Austin Nazabal retired two batters with a strikeout to get out of the eighth inning and Daniel Ferrell allowed only one hit over 2 1/3 scoreless innings with four strikeouts.
 
Stanislaus State, though, got a combined shutout from Jordan Kron, Jarrett Veiga and Nick Voumard. Kron worked seven innings and Voumard retired the side in order in the ninth for his conference-leading 11^th save.
 
The only runs in the game were scored in the fourth on a run-scoring groundout by Nathan Chunn and a double to right by Adam Nascimento.
 
Sean Watkins, Jorge Garcia, Andrew Hermanson and Angel Sanchez had the hits in the opener for Cal State LA.
 
In the nightcap, Stanislaus State scored three times in the third and twice in the sixth to break a 2-2 tie. Nathan Navarrete had two hits, including his third home run of the season, and every Cal State LA starter collected at least one hit in the contest.
 
Saxon Andross was a bright spot for the Golden Eagles, allowing only one earned run over the final six innings, a solo home run by Nascimento. He allowed six hits, although half of them were on slowly-hit groundballs that found their way into the outfield.
 
Trailing 5-2 in the fifth, the Golden Eagles had two on and two outs and Watkins rifled a line drive into deep left, but right at left fielder Kert Woods, who made the catch for the final out of the inning.
 
Cody Kruip allowed seven hits and two runs to pick up the win for Stanislaus State. Gino Franceschetti had three hits and three runs scored and Woods had three RBI.
 
Justin Davis got the start for the Golden Eagles and allowed seven hits and five runs in three innings while striking out four.
 
After Stanislaus State took a 2-0 lead in the first, Navarrete slugged a solo home run to right to slice the lead in half. Jorge Garcia scored on a double play grounder by Tommy Pincin to tie the game in the second. A sharp run-scoring single by Watkins drove in Navarrete with the Golden Eagles' final run in the seventh.
 
Cal State LA will conclude the three-game series with Stanislaus State on Sunday with a single game beginning at 11 a.m.